atrocidad
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (outrage)
a. atrocity
Maltratar a los animales es una atrocidad penada con la cárcel.Abusing animals is an atrocity punished with jail.
2. (brutality)
a. barbarity
La atrocidad con la que el hombre fue tratado es intolerable.The barbarity with which the man was treated is unacceptable.
3. (colloquial) (unpleasant or of poor quality)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. awful (adjective)
El libro es una atrocidad. Me arrepiento de haberlo comprado.The book is awful. I regret having bought it.
b. dreadful (adjective)
¿Que te dijo que eras feo? ¡Qué atrocidad por su parte!He told you you were ugly? How dreadful of him!
c. atrocious (adjective)
El servicio estuvo bien, pero la comida fue una atrocidad.The service was good, but the food was atrocious.
las atrocidades
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. nonsense
El rey envejecía y empezaba a soltar atrocidades en la corte.The king was growing old and was starting to spout nonsense in the court.
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